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All of oil)- Desks have our new Seat- Hinge, Patented Feb. 20, 1872. 
// is, without any question, the best joint in the market. Certain unscru- 
pulous venders of common furniture are endeavoring to impress the com- 
munity with the idea that they TOntrol all lift-seat combinations. We 
would caution the public against this audacious fraud, and urge upon 
them the advantages of our seat-joint. 






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SALESROOMS. 

Ill & US William Street, New York. 
515 Stale Street, Chicago. 



FACTORIES. 

82 & 84 John Street, Brooklyn. 

159, 161, 161 & 165 22nd Street, Chicago. 



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do not care to pay the slightly increased price for the Peard Desks. 
It is our wish to be able to meet the wants of every customer, and 
Ave cordially invite all who desire to be exactly suited to visit us 
before deciding to place in their school-rooms furniture that they 
will always regret having taken should they see ours after " the 
deed is done." 

We also make a specialty of Church Furniture, and would call 
attention to our new and elegant designs in this department of our 
business. 

It is our intention to make furniture for the whole country, and 
to the end that we may accommodate our western customers, WE 
HAVE ESTABLISHED A FACTORY AT CHICAGO, with sales and 
show rooms at the store of A. S. Barnes & Co. (515 State Street), 
where we shall be glad to welcome those in quest of school outfits, 
and where all orders sent will receive prompt and careful attention. 
Our manufacturing department is under the direct supervision of 
John Peaed, the patentee of our folding-desks, who from a life thus 
far spent in catering to the wants of the school-room, is eminently 
fitted for the discharge of the duties which devolve upon him, and 
understands thoroughly the essentials of a comfortable and elegant 
school building, of which knowledge his patents are the fruit. 
Owing to the number of calls we are constantly receiving for our new 
styles of furniture, we would suggest to those who are contemplating 
furnishing Church or School Buildings to send in their orders as 
early as possible ; for we can, if allowed ample time, do more credit 
to ourselves and better satisfy our customers. 
Very respectfully, 

THE NATIONAL SCHOOL FURNITURE CO., 
Ill & 113 William St., 515 State Steeet, 

NEW YORK. CHICAGO. 



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The Peard Desk and Settee Combined, 

Patented Februai\y 2, 1869, 

Is, without exception, the most approved style of 
School Furniture in the market, 

AM Ms lor m PAST TWO YEARS been awarded the premium at tne Fair of tie American Insti- 
tute OTer all competing Styles. Therefore to it we would first invite special 
attention. 

COMPARATIVE SIZES, SHOWING DESK IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS. 




In the usd of this Desk a School or Lecture-room is secured at pleasure. 





In position for use as Desk and Settee. 



Desk-lid folded for use as Settee only. 



HEIGHT OF SEAT. 



Ko. 1 \U inches. 28 in 

3.. -..15} " 26.V 



HEIGHT OF DESK. 



4....13. 1 . 
5....12J 
G....10J 



25 
23^ 
22' 
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LENGTH 


OF DESK. 


AGE OF PUPIL 
SEATED. 




Single. 


Double. 


14 to 20 


22 inches. 


42 inches. 


12 to 14 


22 


42 


10 to 12 


20 


40 " 


8 to 10 


18 •' 


3G 


6 to 8 


18 


3G " 


4 to 6 


1C " 


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We invite the careful attention of the buyer to the many advan- 
tages which this Desk affords over all others in the market : 

Ht. It economizes room. There is no desk that closes as 
compactly and conveniently, occupying as it does when folded Only 
nine inches of space, and securing passage-ways between the 
desks of two-and-a-half feet. When folded as Settee the seating ca- 
pacity is one-third greater than that of the common styles. 

2d. Cleanliness, a most important consideration in the school- 
room, is attained with difficulty where the stationary desk is used, 
but with the 'PIZA'RD D^ESIi' it is a matter of perfect ease to 
secure a neat and clean room, for sweeping is no more difficult than 
in an open hall. 

3d. The 1>oo/c-7*ack is always accessible — an advantage 
found in no other folding-desk. 

4th. The folding of the desk adds (/really to its durability. 
for it is out of the way of damage. 

5th. They are constructed with special reference to 
the comfort and health of the (Pupil, and the seat and back 
are so shaped as to secure ease to the scholar, who unconsciously is 
compelled to assume an erect and healthful position. 

6th. The scat-hinge (our patent) is noiseless, and is so 
constructed as to be easily tightened when through long-continued 
use the seat works too readily or loosely in the socket. Thus ^.per- 
fectly noiseless Joint is secured as long as the furniture is in use. 
It is absolutely the only hinge in the market that is 
noiseless, cmd will continue to be so. 

7th. The School can at pleasure be transformed into 
a roomy, comfortable, and elegant hall for Lecture 
and Assembly room purposes for Adults. In many local- 
ities this is a most important feature, for thus Town Hall and 
School-room are produced as the result of one outlay. Teach- 
ers of graded schools will also fully appreciate this advantage where 
assembly rooms are necessary in each department. 

8th. They are made of the best kiln-dried lumber, elegant in finish, 
and are perfectly simple in construction, no machinery about 
them, as in every other style of folding-desk. 

9th. When parties purchasing desks desire them shipped ready 
to screw to the floor, they will save more than half the cxpe?ise 
of freight by taking the Peard Furniture. 



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If OF CASTINGS OF PEARO'S DESK AND SETTFE COMBINED. 





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END VIEW OF THE DESK, 



both Open and Closed. 



Open. Closed. 

Notice these castings in the following particulars : 

1st. The castings are of extra weight (being 25 per cent, 
heavier than those of any other desk), and are so flanged 
as to secure the greatest possible strength. 

2d. The feet upon which the castings rest upon the floor are very 
large, and will, if desired, admit of four SCreiVS ill each foot, 
insuring perfect stability to the desk. 

3d. We invite special attention to our Patent Seat-Joint 
(patented Feb. 20, 1872), which by an application of pads v is entirely 
free from noise, and is, without exception, the strongest 
hinge in the market. It will never become noisy, and is 
the only seat-hinge of tvhich this can be said. 

4th. Note the beautiful curve of the scat-arm, which 
we attain through the number of slats used. 

5th, Observe what a compact form the desk assumes 
when both seat-arm and desk-lid are folded. There are no dangerous 
iron projections left exposed, as is the case with every other folding- 
desk, and the space occupied is only about half that of any other style. 

The advantages of this Furniture can but be apparent to every 
school officer. We cannot too highly commend it to their consider- 
ation. 

|3F™ The ^Pfiblic are cautioned against the manufacture or purchase of any 
School Furniture WITH DESK-LID TURNING OVER TO LIE AGAINST BACK OF SEAT, 
THUS FORMING SETTEE, other than Peard's, as all such are infringements on his 
"Patents ; and those selling or purchasing will be prosecuted to the full extent of 
the law. 

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All n/io are using these Desks are lo?rd in their praise, 
ffiead what a few of litem say : 

" St. Francis Xavier's College, 

" New York, March 28th, 1872. 

* * * " We have been using Peard's patent Desks and Settees, combined, for the 
past year, and have found them entirely satisfactory. We cordially recommend these Desks 
to any one desiring the best. " H. HUDON, 5". J., President:' 

" Board of Education, Paterson, N. J., 

" October 25, 1871. 
^ National School Furniture Co.: 

" Gentlemen— Before deciding upon the style of furniture for our new school-house, I 
(as chairman of special committee appointed to determine upon what furniture should be 
adopted) examined all the latest and most improved styles of school desks and settees, and 
after carefully looking into the merits of each, gave your furniture, viz., Peard's Desk and 
Settee, combined, my unqualified preference, and it was chosen for our school as being with- 
out exception the best. It is the most durable in construction, the most elegant in finish, and 
affords many advantages found in no other style. I do not hesitate to pronounce it the 
ne plus ultra of school desks. 

"Yours, etc., "ISAAC VAN HOUTEN, 

" Chairman of Furniture Committee." 

Prof. Wra, F. Phelps, Principal of State Normal School, Winona. Minn., says, under 
date of Nov. 27th. 187^ : 

* * * "I like Peard's Folding Desk better than anything of that style I have yet 
seen. It seems to me to be simple, durable, convenient, and cheap." 

" Normal College, New York, March 14th, 1871. 

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" For economy of space, for simplicity of movement, and for practical usefulness, the 
' Peard patent Desk and Settee, combined,' is just the thing for our schools, and I cheerfully 
recommend it to my fellow-teachers. " THOS. HUNTER, 

" President of Normal College." 

Mr. N. J. Beedy, writing in behalf of the Board of School Directors, of which he is a 
member, at Pottsville, Iowa, says, under date of Nov. 28th, 1871 : 

" We are very well pleased with the Peard Folding Desk and Seat, and think them the 
very best manufactured" 

" Grammar School No. 26, 

"New York City, April 5th, 1871. 
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" I think the superiority of Peard's furniture is apparent on the most cursory examina- 
tion ; and after a year's experience with it in the school-house, to say nothing of its hand- 
some appearance, I believe it to be the simplest, most compact, and convenient combination 
of desk and settee yet invented, and the very best that can be put into a school-room. 

" HUGH CARLISLE, 
" Principal of Grammar Department." 

Prof. I. I. Anderson, principal of Marshall Academy, of Marshall, Wis., under date of 
Dec. 16th, 1871, says : 

■' Peard's patent Folding Desk and Seat, for convenience, ease, and durability, surpasses 
everything in that line I haye ever seen. * * * We are delighted with them, and feel 
sure that they excel all other school Desks in every respect, besides possessing advantages 
not found in any others made." 



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For Schools not wishing a Folding-desk, we have provided 






The most perfect Stationary Top (Desk in the market. 

How few desks combine comfort, 
elegance, and durability ! V '77 "7fJ 
GJ<JJ)€ we commend as com- 
plete in each and every par- 
ticular . We make this desk with 
slatted back and seat, both of which 
are beautifully curved, rendering 
them thoroughly comfortable, while 
to look /it it is the neatest and most 
graceful desk of its kind in the market. 

We would call attention to the 
exceeding symmetry and 
beauty of the castings, as shown 
in accompanying cut. For strength 
the castings of this desk are une- 
qualed. 2'hey are thirty per 
cent, tieavier than those of 
similar styles, and are so flanged as 
to render them the strongest made. 
The seat-hinge is the same as 
upon the Peard Patent Folding Desk, 
and is JYOISUZUSS, and will 
continue so, besides being the 
It is the only hinge that won't 




STRONGEST MADE. 
wear out. 

Where a stationary desl 
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is wanted we cannot too highly recom- 



" T H E GHE "h/L." 

" It is the ' ne plus ultra ' of stationary desks," is the universal 
verdict. 

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f HE |EM JeSK 
Is made in Five Sizes, as shown by comparison in Cut below. 




In ordering be sure to s<ry whether Single or 'Dotibte 
Desks are wanted. 





HEIGHT OP SEAT. 


HEIGHT OF DESK. [ 


LENGTH 


OP DESK. 


AGE OF PUPIL 


NO. 


Single. 


Double. 


SEATED. 


20 


16J inches. 


28 inches. 


22 inches. 


42 inches. 


14 to 20 


21 


151 " 


26 !r " 


22 ' 


42 - 


12 to 14 


22 


14.V " 


25 


20 •' 


40 '■ 


10 to 12 


23 


13* " 


23i- " 


18 " 


m '■ 


8 to 10 


24 


12} " 


22^ " 


18 " 


36 " 


6 to 8 



This 1)esk for artistic beauty a /id finish is unex- 
celled, and for a stationary desk there is nothing in the market 
that so combines the requisites of 2} e ?f ec t furniture . 
SlreJiglh, elegatice, and comfort are in it so combined as to 
render it the admired of all admirers, and the choice of such as 
prefer a stationary to a folding-desk. 



DON'T BUY 

A STATIONARY DESK 



WITHOUT SEEING 



THE Q E |V1. 



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THE STUDY DESK." 



The only Desk in the Market with Easel Combination. 

PATENTED MAY 23, 1871. 

"How shall we prevent our pupils from, leaning- over their 

boohs while engaged in study, thus inducing rounding of the shoulders and 

compressing the chest?" is a prob- 
lem which has long puzzled the brain 
of every educator who has had the 
physical well-being of his scholars 
at heart ; but is at last fully solved 
in the production of 

"THE STUDY DESK/' 

as shown in the accompanying cuts. 
It is a folding-desk with 
hook-easel attached, and so ar- 
ranged that when the desk-lid is 
Oj>en. 

folded the easel is presented di- 
rectly before the pupil, enabling 
him, when the book is placed upon 
it, to assume an easy, erect po- 
sition, while the book is brought 
on a line with the angle of vision ' 
without necessitating any bend of 
the neck or head. We recom- 
mend this desk especially for use in 
Normal, High Schools, and d 
Academies. It is very elegant 
in finish,, and thoroughly du- . 
rable, and can but become a favor- 
ite. We make three sizes of this desk 
backs and seats. 





Folded, showing Easel. 

with beautifully curved slat 





THESE DESKS HAVE OUR PA-TENT SEAT-HINGE 






HEIGHT OP SEAT. 


HEIGHT OF DESK. 


LENGTH OF DESK. 


AGE OF PUPDL 




Single. 


Double. 


SEATED. 


10 

11 

12 


16^ inches. 

15!r " 

14Jr " 


28 inches. 
26£ " 
25 


22 inches. 
22 " 
20 " 


42 inches. 

42 " 
40 " 


14 to 20 
12 to 14 
10 to 12 



In ordering please specify wlietlier it is the Single or DouDle Desk tliat is desired. 

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We manufacture with a special view to meet the wants of country 
districts where the desire is to secure a cheap and yet sub- 
stantial style Of furniture. To such we cannot too highly 
recommend " THE ECONOMIC," which desk combines the 
comfortable features of our higher priced desks, while it is furnished 
at * price fully as low as the < ' old pine-box desks, ? ' with 
this in its favor, that in its use the comfort and health of the 
pupil is ministered to. The seats 
are slatted, curved, and folding, 
with the same perfectly strong and 
noiseless hinge-joint as our 
best desks. We supply this Desk 
at a price twenty 2^>cr ce?il. less 
than that of our regular styles, and far 
below the price of a?iy CDesk of 
olh er m an ufacture . 

^BSOLJjELY, TH IS DESK DEFIES COJVipEJI TION. 

Don't fail to see it if you want CHEAP FURNITURE THAT 
IS GOOD. 

We make five sizes, as follows : 










LENGTH 


or DESK. 






HEIGHT OF SEAT. 


HEIGHT OF DESK. 






AGE OP PUPH. 


NO. 






SEATED. 








Single. 


Doable. 


30 


16. V inches. 


28 inches. 


22 inches. 


42 inches. 


14 to 20 


31 


15 1 " 


26 | " 


22 " 


42 " 


12 to 14 


32 


14* " 


25 


20 " 


40 " 


10 to 12 


33 


\U " 


231 " 


18 " 


36 " 


8 to 10 


34 


m " 


221 " 


18 " 


36 " 


6 to 8 



tgp Say whether Single or CDovblc Desks ere wanted when 
ordering. 

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High and Uormal School Desks. 




Although we urge the claims of i £ The Study Desk '* as 
being the most ajyproved and desirable Furniture for 

Schools of high grade, still for those who 
prefer a lift-lid desk we have a very 
handsome a?~licle to offer in the 

NATIONAL HIGH-SCHOOL DESK. 

It is of the same ornamental pattern of 
iron work as "The Gem Desk." 

Is made with lift-lid and folding-seat, 
and is made either single or double, as 
desired. 

4.0. JValional High School Desk, Single. 
if. << « Double. 



THE VETERAN HIGH- 
SCHOOL DESK 

Is the old style desk to be used 
with chair. It is very roomy, has 
lift-lid, and is made with special 
reference to durability. 



&2 . 2 he Velera?i High School Desk, Single. 
Z3. " << Double. 

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Lift Seat Recitation 
Settee, 

This is the favorite 
style for recitation seat. 
Beautifully curved, 
slatted back and seat. 
Very elegant, strong, 
and cheap. 



LIFT SEAT SETTEE, 

With Book Box. 

This style is adapt- 
ed for wants of Prima- 
ry Departments where 
desks are not desira- 
ble. 




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Stationary Box Settee, 

Stationary seat, with 
box for books under- 
neath. 

We make our Set- 
tees with either Solid, 
Open, or Slatted Backs, 
and with Solid or 
Slatted Seats, as de- 
sired, both backs and 

seats beautifully curved. The usual length is six feet, and this length 

will always be sent unless ordered to the contrary. 

sill oar Z,i ft .Seat Setters /tare oar 7 J .>/ V'E.Y'l JVOISJEIZESS SE&T- 
Jff.YGJ?, wliieh, aside from other advantages) renders them tlie most desira- 
ble i:i tine market. 

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TEACHERS' DESKS. 



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We give below cuts of all the standard styles of Teach- 
ers 9 Deslcs, which we keep constantly on hand. From the variety 
we offer we think the most fastidious may be suited. If, 

however, a desk of more elegance than any offered here is desired, 
we shall be pleased to manufacture it on order. 




No. 500. 

Table, 
drawer. 

No. 501. 
Table, 
drawers. 

No. 502. 
Table, 
legs and 

No. 503. 
Table, 
legs and 



Teachers' 

with one 

Teachers 9 

with two 

Teachers" 

with fluted 
one drawer. 
Teachers 9 

with fluted 
two drawers. 



No. 504. Teach- 
ers 9 Class- 
room Desk. 

It is 3 feet long. 
Has lift-lid, enam- 
elled cloth top, 
lock and key. 
No. 505. Same, 
with fluted legs. 




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No. 506. Teachers' 
Desk, with drawer at 
each side, raised centre, 
with inclined desk, top 
covered with enamelled 
cloth. Supported on 
iron stanchions of very 
neat pattern. 





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507. DesJc with inclined 
enamelled cloth top, 
with space for books 
and papers at side of 
desk. Two drawers. 
508. Same Desk, 
with fluted legs. 



509. This desk is 
similar to No. 507, 
the only difference 
being in number of 
drawers, this pat- 
tern having four. 

510. Same, with 
fluted legs. 




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511. Extra Large Desk. Inclined desk-top in centre, with 
ample room for books at either end, and four drawers. 

512. Same desk, fluted legs. 

All of the foregoing Styles are made of Cherry Lumber. 



The following are of Black Walnut 




513. Small JVeaf Desk, (3 ft. long,) with rail back. Inclined 
enamelled cloth top, which Joes not misc. Two drawers below. 



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iil-L. Has rail back. Is 3 ft. 6 in. long. Inclined stationary top, 
with large drawer underneath, and four smaller drawers to the 
side. A very desirable style. 




315. A very Iioomy Desk, 4 ft. 6 in. long, rail back, inclined 
stationary top, with six drawers, and book-rack in front, and 
large closet in end. 

510. Same desk, with finished back. 




517. Large, flat enamelled cloth top, with four drawers and book 
closet. This desk has panelled back. 



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518* A beautiful design of desk, intended more especially for use in 
rooms where Board and Committee meetings are held. The 
desk-top raises, and in the inside are pigeon-holes. The inte- 
rior is finely finished in shellac. At one end are four drawers, 
in the other a closet with book-rack. Length of Desk, 3 ft. 




519. Is similar to, though more elegant, than No. 514, and is with 
out closet in the end. This is just the desk for a Principal's 
platform. 



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Wood Seat, Bent Top. 






Fancy Back, Cane-seat. 



C— Fancy Back Platform Chair, 



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E_— Bent Oak Arm, Revolvin 




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Arm, Plain. J.-Prescott Arm, Fancy. 

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BLACKBOARDS 



Our Boards are all finished with the Silicate Surface, which 
it has been fully decided gives the finest and most last- 
ing finish of any liquid slating in the market. 

'BLACA'JlOA'fiDS WITJI AS& FftAMUS. 




Sizes and Price. Finished on both sides. 



No. i. Size 2 x 3 ft., 



6- 

4- 

5- 
6. 



3 x 4 
32 x 4i 
3h x 5 

4 X5 
4 x6 



$3-5o 
5-25 
7.00 

9-5° 
10.25 
12.00 
16.00 



Our boards are so framed as to admit of shrinking 
and swelling without danger of splitting or warping. 



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FRAMED BLACKBOARDS IN STANDS. 



IiKVOLVING. 




No. 3. 3 x 4 feet, 



#13.00 
16.00 



BLACKBOARD PAPER. 

Where Schools do not care to incur expense of wood black- 
boards, they can obtain a good substitute in our Silicate 'Paper, 
which may be tacked to the wall in mouldings. This paper comes 
in rolls ten yards long, and either 3 or 4 feet wide. 

3 feet wide, per yard, ........ $1.08 

4 " " i-44 

SILICATE WALL SLATING, 

Put up in Cans. A Quart covers 100 square feet one coat. 

Price per pint, . . . . . . . . . $1.75 

" quart, ......... 3.00 

" gallon, 12.00 

Makes the finest and most durable wall surface ever used. 
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750. Stationary Sack Spindle Settee. 
757. Reversible " " 

The above Settee makes the best cheap seating for Lecture and 
Assembly rooms, when wanted for Sunday-School purposes. One 
Reversible back should be ordered to two Stationary back, which 
secures each alternate seat a reverse back. 




752 . This is a very popular style of Settee, is made of ash, with 

shaped back and curved seat. It is thoroughly comfortable. 

753 . The Same, in Slack Walnut. 



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75 £. 'Pendulum Sack Settee. 

alternately with 
152, and is very 
convenient and 
beautiful. It is 
a more comfort- 



able style than 
the reversible. 



This is designed to use 




755. Same, 
in Slack Wal- 
nut. 



756. Reversible Saluster Sack Settee. 

for use in Sunday ... ' 
school rooms. 
Beautifully curv- 
ed seat. 

757 . Same, 
inSlack Wal- 
nut. 

758. 'Rever- 
sible Spindle 
Sack Settee. 
The cheapest re- 
versible settee 
made. 



Is a favorite 





TLATFOftM SUATS. 

759. Slatform Seat, uniform in 
style with Settees 152, 154, and 156. 
The use of this seat upon platforms 
when the settees similar in style are 
placed in the body of the lecture room 
or hall, gives a very uniform and elegant 
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We invite special attention to our new styles. 




/GO . Neat and simple style, in ash. 
/6V . Same, in Black Walnut. 



/62 . Is a very desirable style, 
made of ash, with black walnut 
trimmings. 

763 . Same style, made of ash 
plain. 

76Z.. Same, of Black Walnut. . 



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FE "W E 1ST 3D S 



765. A very unique a?id 
beatitiful style, ash, with 

black walnut trimmings. 

766. Same, in ash, plain. 

767. Same, in black walnut. 





768. A most elaborate and 
elega?il design— ash, with black 
walnut ornaments. 

769. Same, ash, plain. 

770. Same, black walnut, plain. 



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"A good Globe is as essential in every Scliool-rooin as an English Dictionary or a Blackboard." 

Our Globes are beautifully printed in colors ; the water is blue, 
which, besides being more natural than white, shows the ocean cur- 
rents very plainly, and the land more distinctly. They are manufac- 
tured under the Schedler patent, and do not soil and look old nearly 
so soon as the white ones. To them was awarded the Prize Medal 
at the Paris Exhibition, 1867 ; also at American Institute Fair in 
New York, 1869. 





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SIZES AND PRICE. 

20 in., bronzed pedestal frame, 42 in. high, with horizon, me- 
ridian, divided in half-degrees, hour-circle, and quadrant, 

22 in., bronzed pedestal frame, with full meridian, and 
inclined axis, ....•••■ 

12 in., bronzed pedestal frame, with horizon, meridian, 
hour-circle, and quadrant, . . 

12 in., low bronzed frame, with horizon, meridian, hour- 
circle, and quadrant, 

12 in., bronzed stand, with full meridian, and inclined axis, 

12 in., plain iron stand, ....••• 



50 00 

30 00 

25 00 
18 00 
15 00 






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GLOBES— Continued. 




SIZE AND PRICE. 

7. 9 in., low bronzed frame, with horizon, meridian, and 

hour-circle, . . . . . . . . $16 00 

8. 9 in., bronzed stand, full meridian, inclined axis, 

9. 9 in., plain iron stand, ...... 

10. 6 in., bronzed stand, with full brass meridian, and in 

clined axis, ....... 

n. 6 in., bronzed stand, with brass half-meridian, and in 
clined axis, ....... 

12. 6 in., bronzed iron stand, with full meridian, and inclined 

axis, ......... 

13. 6 in., plain bronzed stand, with inclined axis, . 

14. 6 in., in paper box. The Globe, when used, to be put on 

the top of the box, ...... 

15. 3 in., bronzed iron stand, with full meridian, and inclined 

axis, ......... 

16. 3 in., on iron stand, to be used as desk weight 

17. 3 in., in paper box. The Globe, when used, to be put on 

the top of the box, ....... 



12 


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9 


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7 


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6 


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5 


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4 


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2 50 
1 50 

1 50 



TACKIJVG 'BOXSJS CHA^GUI) UXTftA. 



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CALL BELLS. 

No teacher's desk is completely furnished unless provided with 
a nice call bell. We offer the following new and beautiful variety 
at manufacturers' prices 




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PRICES 




1, Plain Base, . . 


$0 80 


2. Beaded " . . 


1 60 


3. Bronze " . . 


1 40 


4. BW " . . 


1 40 


5. Bronze Base, fancy, 


1 25 



6. Bronze Base, gilt top, $2 75 

7. Wnite marUle Base . 2 00 
.3 50 

9. Bronze Base, fancy, . 1 50 

10. " .2 00 






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NO SCHOOL SHOULD BE WITHOUT 

A SET OF 

HARRINGTON'S GEOMETRICAL BLOCKS, 

(Patent applied for, ) 

THE ONLY SIMPLE AND YET COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM 

OF 

OcJl/\f\ |VI e [si s lI ^i\yioi\l. 



Every Geometrical Formula accurately demonstrated. 

Every form, however irregular, so hinged as to enable the teacher 
to dissect it before the pupil, and show ff the reason why" of 
each rule for measurement. 

By the use of these blocks, the pupil who is acquainted with the 
common rules of Arithmetic may, in a few hours, learn to measure 
any surface or any solid. 

(Price per Set, $10 00 

Prof. H. A. Newton, Prof. Mathematics in Yale College, says: 

Mr. Harrington has shown me a series of blocks intended to as- 
sist teachers in illustrating the rule of Mensuration wherever given 
in Arithmetics without demonstration. The blocks correctly illus- 
trate the reason of the rules, and in the hands of an intelligent teacher 
would, I think, be very valuable. 

Chas. Davies, LL.D., author of " Davies' Complete Mathemati- 
cal Course," says : 

They are thoroughly accurate and simple — just the thing for every 
school-room. 

State of Connecticut, Office of Secretary of Board of Education, 
State House, Netv Haven, May 19, 1871. 

Dr. I. Harrington's Geometrical Blocks for the illustration of the 
rules of Mensuration seem to me to be the simplest and best yet in- 
vented. They make plain what many scholars fail to comprehend. 
B. G. Northrop, State Superintendent of Education. 



nSTTJlSylER^^L FEAMES. 

JVo. /. m Colored !Bc/?te 7 .... 
<s 2. WO " .... 

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$/ 50 
/ 25 



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BAADE'S PERMUTATION READING CASE. 

Patented August 22, 1871. 



CONTAINING 



26,000 Sentences 



which can be 



INSTANTANEOUSLY 



CHANGED. 




OBJECT 

AND 

Word Method 

PRACTICALLY 

AND 

Attractively Combined, 



This apparatus consists of a neatly finished black walnut case, 
and a set of thirteen large pri?ited cards. The frame is ar- 
ranged with three vertical tiers of small slides upon the front, which 
may be easily moved up or down at pleasure. To prevent their be- 
coming loose and inoperative, small springs are placed in the ends of 
each, which press lightly in the grooves in which they work. Upon 
the cards, which are contained in a receptacle behind the slides, are 
printed in large distinct type, that may be easily read across the 
school-room, three columns of ten words each, spaced to correspond 
with the slides in front. The slides are arranged so as to show btct 
three ?vords upo?i the card at a time, which always form a 
sentence, in whatever position the slides may be left. JF'rom eacti 
side of every card WOO scnte?ices may be formed, and 
the change from one to another is insta?ltaneous '. Upon the 
upper portion of the Card, which is always in view, are cuts of ob- 
jects, animals, etc. , which illustrate the exercises and enhance 
their interest. As a device to facilitate the instruction of primary 
classes in learning to read, no other apparatus has been invented 
that so practically meets the purpose designed. It is simple, con- 
venient, and inexpensive. It is always ready for use, and is so con- 
structed that it can never get out of order. 
Price, $10 00 

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CHEMICAL. 

The following Set is prepared expressly for and is adequate to 
the performance of all experiments found in Elementary Text-Books 
in Chemistry. &ice, $20 00. 

CHEMICALS. 



1 lb. Black Oxyd of Manganese 
}i lb. Bleaching Ponder 
U lb. Chlorate of Potash 
J£ lb. Alum 
}-i lb. Sulphur 
)i lb. Caustic Potash (Sticks) 
}i lb. Sugar of Lead 

1 oz. Bichromate of Potash 

2 oz. Bone-black 
2 oz. Sulphurct of Iron 
1 oz. Nitrate of Potash 

1 oz. Chloride of Ammonium 
\; os. Yellow Prussiate of Potash 
J4 oz. Med " " 
% oz. Oxalic Acid 
% oz. Ground Nut-gall 
% oz. Phosphorus 

2 oz. Fluor Spar 
>a oz. Litmus 

2 ft. Magnesium Mibbon 

1 Specimen Metal, Aluminum 

APPARATUS. 



% oz. Chloride of Barium 

4 oz. Ammonia 
% oz. Tartaric Acid 
}4 oz. Chloride of Mercury 
% oz. Metallic Antimony 
% oz. Arsenious Acid 
% oz. Iodide of Potassium 
)i oz. Iodine 
% oz. Potassium 
}£ oz. Sodium 
% oz. Solution Chloride of Platinum 

4 oz. Sulphuric Ether 
}£ oz. Chloride of Coba.t Solution 
}£ oz. Bisulphide of Carbon 
} a oz. Phosphuret of Calcium (Pieces) 

1 oz. Litharge 
% oz. Nitrate of Silver Solution 

2 oz. Sulpliate of Iron 
2 oz. Sulpliate of Copper 
>„' oz. Gun Cotton for Collodion 
G sheets Filtering Paper 



1 Funnel — 3 indies 

1 Alcohol Lamp — 4 oz. 

2 Evaporating Dishes 
1 Tripod 

6 Assorted Test Tubes 
1 Mortar and Pestle 
1 Mouth Blow-pipe (Jewellers' 1 ) 



1 Ming Platinum Sponge 

2 Tubes for Hydrogen Tones 
yi lb. French Glass Tubing 

1 ft. Rubber Tubing for Connectors 
1 Small Lead Tray 

1 Evolution Flask, Funnel, and De- 
livery Tube 



1 Stop-cock and Connector for Gas- 1 Florence Flask with Delivery Tube 
oaa 1 Deflagrating Sjioon 

The above articles are securely packed in a nice Slide-Cover Box, and 
can be transported any distance without danger of breakage. 



Chemical Apparatus for making 0. Copper Retort with Iron 
Stand, Gas-Bag Rubber Tubing, and Gallow's Screw 
Connectors, ......•• 

Chemical Apparatus for making and inhaling N. 0., Wash 
Bottle, Large Rubber Bag, Small Bag with Stop-cock 
and Mouth-piece, i lb. Nitrate of Ammonia, . 

Compound Blow-pipe, Two Rubber Bags with Tubing Con 
nectors and let complete, ..... 

The above three items complete, in one Set, 



>22 50 



22 50 

40 00 
75 o° 



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Set of Philosophical Apparatus fully adequate 

for the performance of all the leading 

experiments in any text-booh. 

We would call attention to the extremely low price at which it is 
offered. The set contains the following articles : 



Centrifugal Hoops 



MECHANICS. 

Leant n(j Tower 
Collision Palls 



ELECTRICITY. 



12-in. Plate Machine 
JLeyden Jar — quart 
Discharger 



Spiral Tube 

Set Sells 

Plates for Images 



PNEUMATICS. 

Air Pump and Receiver Fountain in Vacuo 

Hemispheres Globe to Weigh Air 

Hand and Pladder Glass 



HYDROSTATICS. 



Equilibrium 
Hydrometer and Jar 



Water Hammer 
Pottle Imps 



Syphon 



OPTICS. 

Compound microscope Set lenses 

Concave and Convex Mirrors Magnifier 

Prism 

MAGNETISM AND GALVANISM. 



Pot Battery 
Electric Magnet 
Magnet 



Par Magnet 
Magnetic Needle 
Pip Needle 



CHEMISTRY. 



Retort Stand, 

Spirit lamp 

G-Pulb Tubes 

Parameter Tube and Mercury 

6 Rupert's Props 



Funnel and Filters 
Glass Tube, Assorted 
Porous Ctip 
Glass Tubes for Sound 
Compound Par 



Flash 

'Price, $725 . Packing SJxtra. 
@]3]N"13 fcmr a pmce list. 







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IL L US Til A TED CA TA LOG U 13 



\t iataal fait Ink- 




Peard's Patent, Feb. 20, 1872. 



The Netvest f The Handsomest ! The I>est ! and lite 
only real lock- Well made. 

There are many ink-wells in the market, the manufacturers of 
which claim for them that they lock, but tJie National Ink- 
Well is the only one that actually accomjj'lisfies the 
much to be desired end of so locking as to prevent the 
possibility of the pupil in any way getting at the ink, 
when it is the teacher's desire that he should not. It is perfectly 
simple in its construction ; it can't get out of order. While 
it locks perfectly tight if desired, it can also be used as an 
open ink-?pcll by those who prefer such an one. It is made 
of non-corrosive metal. It may be inserted in holes made for 
the ordinary glass ink-wells. JVo part of it can be removed — 

the cover unscrewing with a wrench which accompanies it, and all 
the movable parts of the well are under this cover. It is per- 
fectly air-light — prevents all dirt and dust from getting into the 
ink. The same quantity of ink will last twice as long in this well as 
in any other. We invite the attention of Teachers and School Offi- 
cers to it. 



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cafontfj Skits, 



THE CELEBRATED " MENEELY " MANUFACTURE. 




Our School Bells range in weight from ioo to 375 pounds, and 
are mounted with rotary yoke, which permits the bell to be turned 
in a moment, so as to cause the clapper to strike in a new place when 
desired. Frame consisting of iron uprights bolted to platform of 
timber and iron wheel, steel clapper springs attached. Bells of these 
weights are often used for small Churches and Chapels. 



BELL. 


MOUNTING 




BELL. 


MOUNTINGS. 


Weight. 


Diameter. 


Size of frame, 
• outside. 


Price 
m'tngs. 


Weight. 


Diameter. 


Size of frame, 
outside. 


Price 
m'tngs. 


100 lbs. 
135 " 
150 " 
175 " 
300 " 


17 in. 
18* " 
19i " 
301 " 

3U « 


2 5 by 2 8 
2 6 by 2 8 

2 6 by 3 8 

3 8 by 3 1 
3 8 by 3 1 


$13 
13 
15 
30 
30 


225 lbs. 
250 " 
300 " 
350 " 

375 " 


33 in. 
33 '■■ 

241 " 

26 " 

27 " 


2 8 by 3 1 

3 by 3 2 
3 1 by 3 4 
3 1 by 3 4 
3 1 by 3 4 


$20 
33 
23 

37 
37 



'Price per pound, !Be?2 of any size, . . $0 60 

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THE BEST SCHOOL TILIE-PIECE IS 

For which we are SPECIAL AGENTS. 



THIS CLOC 



Superior Eight-day 



TIME-PIECE, 




IS FINISHED 



Handsome Rosewooil 



llath IBalnat (Case. 



Patented January 11th, 1870. 

It is easily set to strike any desired programme of exercises in which the 
intervals consist of five minutes or in ultiples of fire, thus : — It can be set to strike 
at 9.00, 9.05, 9.15, 9.30, 9.50, &c, or at any other five minutes during the day. It gives a 
single, clear stroke, like a " call-bell.'" 

When once arranged it needs no changing, except as the order of exercises is changed, 
and then the change is easily and quickly made. 

The machinery is very simple, and cannot get out of order. 

The movement of this clock is superior in finish, the metal being extra heavy, and the 
plates screwed together instead of being pinned as in the ordinary way. One of these 
clocks will last as long as half a dozen of the cheap, common clocks usually 
purchased for schools, and what is better, if will keep much better time, 

STYLES AND PRICES. 

1. Esfcll's Programme Regulator. Height, 20 in. ; dial, 10 in. Walnut case. 

oil finish. Price ' .... $10 00 

'». Polished Mosewood or Walnut. Square top, rubber or gilt front, neight. 

10 in.; dial, 5 in. Price, [ S 00 

3. Polished Mosewood. Square top, plain, neat finish. Height, 13 in. : dial, 5 in. 

p r i ce 12 50 

These are nil shelf clocks, for the reason that they are much more easily kept perpendicu- 
ular and " in beat" than hanging or suspended clocks are. 

EVERY TIME-PIECE WARRANTED. 

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school clocks. 

We supply any style of Clock desired at manufacturers'prtces. 




OCTAGON LEVER. 
-day, 8 in. dial, $5.50 
" 10 " 6.00 

" 12 " 6.50 




CALENDAR LEVER. 
i-day, 10 in. dial, $7.00 




CALENDAR. 8-day, 12 in. dial, $14 00. 



DROP OCTAGON SPRING. 
8-day, 12 in. dial, $6 00. 



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ILL US TEA TED C A T A LOG UE 



I 



HE 



WE ARE AGENTS FOR 



RAIG MICROSCOPE 



Ivr^.O^TIFIES 10,000 TI2VEES. 




o 



o 
o 

o 
o 









C/2 
O 

S3 



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t/2 



7? reveals thousands of hidden wonders of Nature, 
which would neper be discovered to the naked eve. 

Every instrument is neatly boxed and handsomely labeled, with 
full directions for use. 
Price, $3 OO 



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i 



iCHOOL MAPS AND | .HARTS. 



MONTEITH'JS REFERENCE JVlyVPg. 
Eight Numbers, on Rollers. 

The first and only Complete Peference Jlfaps for schools. 
They may accompany any series of Geographies to advantage. 

They are of a convenient and uniform size (30 by 36 inches), are 
beautifully printed from engravings on copper, neatly colored, and 
highly ornamented. 'Price per set, $20 00. 

]VmONy\L OUTLIjNE MAP£. 

Seven Numbers, Muslin Back, with key. 

These are the cheapest Outline Maps published. They are printed 
on muslin and handsomely colored. 'Price p^^r set, $/0 00. 

THE ]NyVT10ply\L JSCHOOL TABL.ET£. 
Ten Numbers — Five Cards. 
Embracing Reading and Conversational Exercises, Object and 
Moral Lessons, Form, Color, etc. Price 23er set, $8 00. 



Price, . 



EUF(EK^ ALPHABET TABLET. 
Two Numbers — One Card. 



$/ 50 



NATIONAL PHOJN'ETIC TABLET^. 

Eight Numbers — Four Cards. 

These Tablets, each 24 by 30 inches in size, printed in colors 

and mounted in the best style, may be read at a distance of 100 feet. 

Price per set, $8 00. The same, Four numbers, 

on Pollers, $5 00. 

CLARKE QRAMMATICAL CHyVF(T. 
On Muslin. 
Whatever text-book the teacher uses, he wants this chart. 
Price, . . $3 75 

NORMAL CH/\RT OF ELEMENTARY £0UNDJ3. 

Mounted— Colored. 

This chart was prepared by the celebrated teacher, David P. Page, 
author of " Theory and Practice of Teaching." In design it is tasteful 
and ornamental. Price, $3 75. 



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$kml fit ittitf t IV 



PENHOLDERS. 

Accommodating Holders, per gross, 
Tin Reverse " " 

RULERS. 

Boxwood, 12 in., per dozen, . 

Beech, " " ... 

Ebony, " " 2 75 



INK. 



David's Ink, quarts, per dozen, 
Arnold's " " 



. $0 


60 


I 


80 


I 


75 


. 6 


oc 



MUCILAGE. 

Amber, 3 oz. cones, per dozen, ..... 
" quarts, " ..... 

THERMOMETERS. 

Japanned Case, 7 in., each, ...... 

12 in., " 

PAPER. 

Good Note, per ream, . . . 

" Letter, " 

Cap, " 

BLOTTER. 

Blotting Pads, per dozen (144 pads) . . . . . 1 00 

SCHOOL SATCHELS. 

Long or Short Handles, per dozen, . . . . . 12 00 

INK-WELLS. 

Glass, per dozen, ......... 60 

Covers, iron, per dozen, . . . . . . .120 



6 


00 


9 


00 


1 


75 


1 


00 




5° 




75 


2 


00 


3 


00 


4 


00 



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SCHOOL STATIONERY— Continued. 
CRAYONS. 

White Chalk, per gross, ....... 

Assorted Colors, " ....... 

Talc Crayons . . . . . . . 

BLACKBOARD POINTERS. 

Plain Pointers, any length from per dozen, 

Ivory Knob Pointers, " " 

BLACKBOARD RUBBERS. 

Sheepskin Rubbers, per dozen, ...... 

wood handles, per dozen, 
Chamois per dozen, ...... 

SLATES. 

Size. > 

5x7, square frames, bev. edges and round corners, per doz. 

6x9, 

6Jxio, 

{ xn, " " " " 

8 X12, " " " . " 

SLATE PENCILS. 






3° 


I 


25 


3 


00 


3 


60 


4 


80 


4 


00 


4 


00 


6 


00 



German, 6 in., per M, . 

Soapstone, 6 in., " 

Slate Pencils in wood, per M, 



LEAD PENCILS. 



Plain Cedar, per gross, 
Eagle B. R. G., " 
Faber " 



I 


5° 


2 


10 


2 


20 


2 


40 


2 


90 


I 


5° 


5 


5° 


9 


00 


1 


75 


6 


00 



STEEL PENS. 



National School Pen, per gross, 



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" Academic, .... 

303, " ... 

©END FOR A PRICE M8T. 



7 5o 



5° 
60 

60 



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ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. 



WE ARE AGENTS 

FOR 

The Gartner Portable Book-Rack anl Book-Case and Desk Combined 




Portable Book-Rack. 



PRICES OF IMITATION OF WALNUT. 



36 inches wide by 36 inches high, 

34 " " ' 48 " 

36 " " 64 " " 

36 . " " 76 " " ■ 



PRICES OF SOLID BLACK WALNUT. 



12 inches wide by 12 inches high, 



18 


" ' 


< 18 


24 


u < 


24 


3° 


U i 


3° 


36 


a i 


' 36 


34 


« t 


' 43 


36 


u < 


' 76 



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53.IO 

4-25 
5.00 
6.00 



$0.40 
I. OO 
2.00 v 
3-5° 

4-75 

6.00 

10.25 



OF SCHOOL FURNITURE. 




Book-Case and. Writing-Desk Combined, 



PRICES OF IMITATION OF WALNUT. 



36 inches wide by 66 inches high, 
36 " " 76 



PRICES OF SOLID BLACK WALNUT. 



56 inches wide by 66 inches high, 
56 " ." 76 



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jio.oo 
11.00 



112.50 



PRICES OF PORTABLE CABINET WITH BOOK-CASE AND 
WRITING-DESK COMBINED. 



36 inches wide by 66 inches high, 
36 " " 76 



321. OO 

20.00 



PRICE OF YOUTH'S CABINET BOOK-CASE. 

31 inches wide by 60 inches high, ----- $16.00 



These cases are well made and 7/andsomeljy finished, and 
will add to the appearance of any teacher's room. Nothing 
has ever been made that is more convenient for the pterpose 
intended. 

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Manufacturers 



OF 



CHURCH, 



zb^istik:, 



AND 



OFFICE 



FURNITURE. 




HOUSE CARVERS, 

MAKERS OF 

Hard Wood 

MANTELS, 
IDoors, 

AND 

MOULDINGS. 



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SMITH & CRANE, 123 and 125 West 28th Street, 

NEW YORK. 




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styles of 

ALTARS, 

PULPITS, 

Lecturers' 

CHANCEL 

FIXTURES. 
Our Specialty is Church Chancel Work. 




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